Weekend

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A quiet (hopefully) weekend just catching up on the various things I blow off during the week. One of the things that I actually do need to do this weekend is reload some .223. I’m still wanting to put a bunch more ammo through the JAKL before I decide whether I like it enough to keep it or not. And, speaking of PSA, they have a Fathers Day sale on blem green Dagger frames, so I’ll be getting more of those and rounding out my stash of not-a-Glocks.

Went to CostCo today, was putting the groceries in the truck, and really there wasn’t much…a case of Coke, some lettuce, avocados, chips, blueberries….and that was almost fifty bucks. Can you imagine? Then I headed over to WinCo, got some groceries, and paid $10 for 3# onions, 5# potatoes, some parsley, tortillas, and potato chip dip. A better value, I think.

When did it get so bloody expensive to buy groceries? I remember when I could buy $20 worth of groceries and have to hold the bag by the bottom.

Get used to it, I suppose. Clearly the people who manage the economy (at least as much as such a thing can be managed) are either clearly unequipped to know what the heck theyre doing…or…they know exactly what they’re doing. Either way, its a kick in wallet for you and me.

I live the kinda life where I don’t need the latest-n-greatest, and I’m quite happy eating chickn-n-rice for dinner every night this week. I can thrive in this environment…but I shouldn’t have to. I’m fortunate that I’ve managed to set things up where I can afford to live fairly comfortablyand securely on what I make, even in this crappy Biden economy. But I know a lot of people who are stuck paying wild rents, car payments, student loans, and then do stupid things with whatever money they have left. And, sadly, these people vote.

Spend less than you make. Tuck the difference away. Do that and you’ll pretty much never go wrong.

10 thoughts on “Weekend”

  1. We got a Costco membership this year for a couple of items my wife likes… I am generally underwhelmed by them – most items aren’t any cheaper than other stores, and sometimes they are more, plus less goes on sale…

  3. Look for something in the p.o. box once I mail it Monday.

    And thanks for the tip on the Lifestraws at Costco. Local one actually had them here, so I picked up a few handouts for like-minded friends.

  4. Yes. Being a spendthrift and frugal minded, all the while practicing delayed gratification in the merican consoomering society is top tier intelligent. Even if one is lucky or makes smart moves and is above par affluent or living comfortably they will still get squeezed and pressured just as much by those macro economic forces. Here today, and gone tomorrow type of instances in a persons life can toss anybody down many rungs of the economics ladder, sometimes landing at the bottom with a thud. That is where all the prepper / survivalist oriented lifestyles and preparations will be lifesavers, literally. Cinch up tight those chin straps and belts because it can only get worse on this trajectory.

    Stay Frosty out there.

  5. The prices of goods & services are about the same as they always were… when you pay with money instead of debt. Gasoline is still 20 cents per gallon and a weeks worth of groceries is only 2 dollars when pre-1965 american silver coinage is used. Exchange those FRN debt notes for money and future protection from inflation.

  6. Something I saw on a vending machine coffee cup has stuck with me:
    If your outgo exceeds your income your upkeep will be your downfall.
    That pretty well says it.

  7. Finally had enough and have left the peoples paradise of Cook(Crook)County ,IL for Indiana. Cut my taxes by60%(property,food etc),now live in a Constitutional Carry state and have yet to hear a gun shot (common to hear shots before),new neighbors appreciate I am cleaning up house and don’t mind kids playing in park across street. Easier to breathe here

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